Agriculture: Boost dairy industry growth
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-09-13 11:22 About one million herdsmen
households in China will benefit from a 100 million yuan (12.5 million US
dollars) government subsidy this year, according to China's Ministry of
Agriculture.
The program, which subsidizes herdsmen to raise more
pedigree dairy cows, aims to boost the development of the country's dairy
industry. Small numbers of pedigree dairy cows and relatively low output per cow
have hampered the industry's growth, according to a ministry working meeting
held Tuesday in Yinchuan, capital of Northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous
Region.
Herdsmen in 178 counties in 22 provinces, municipalities and
autonomous regions will receive 30 yuan (3.75 US dollars) for each European
Holstein cow and 20 yuan (2.5 US dollars) for each of several superior domestic
dairy cow breeds, the ministry said.
The money will subsidize a total of 3.47
million pedigree dairy cows, it added.
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